48th Regiment, Tennessee Infantry (Voorhies')

Historical Notes:
The Tennessee 48th (Voorhies') Infantry Regiment was organized at Camp Maury, near Nashville, Tennessee, in December, 1861. Its companies were recruited in the counties of Maury, Lewis, and Hickman. Many of the men captured at Fort Donelson, and those who escaped capture (four companies, A to D) were consolidated with six companies of the 54th Regiment to form the 48th (Nixon's) Regiment. After being exchanged it was assigned to Maxey's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana and ordered to Port Hudson. Here the men who had served in Nixon's Regiment were reunited with the unit in December, 1862. After serving at Jackson, it was assigned to Quarles' Brigade and sent to the Mobile area. Later the unit transferred to the Army of Tennessee, took part in the Atlanta Campaign, and on July 31, 1864, Nixon's 48th Regiment merged into Voorhies' 48th Regiment. It went on to participate in Hood's Tennessee operations and the North Carolina Campaign. About 360 men were captured at Fort Donelson, and it totalled 267 men and 208 arms in December, 1863. Officers:
Colonel-W. M. Voorhies.
Lieutenant Colonels-William J. Sowell, Aaron S. Godwin.
Majors-John F. Gray, A. I Campbell, Joseph D. Howard, Thomas E. Jamison.
Assignments:
Maxey's Brigade in the Department of Mississippi and East Louisiana
Quarles' Brigade
Battles:
Fort Donelson
The Atlanta Campaign
Rosters:
The roster of this unit contains the names of 1430 men.

Company A - Captains Thomas E. Jamison, Milton C. Molloy - Men from Maury County.
Company B - Captains Joseph D. Howard (to major), Charles H. Dunham, John N. Alexander - Men from Maury County.
Company C - Captain Samuel A. Whiteside - Men from Lewis County.
Company D - Captains Solomon J. George, Elijah C. Cantrell - Men from Hickman County.
Company E - Captains George W. Gordon, Joseph Love - Men from Maury County.
Company F - Captains J. Campbell (to major), Isaac J. Howlett - Men from Maury County.
Company G - Captains John A. Oliver, Solomon J. Easley, Heltar R. Walker - Men from Hickman County.
Company H - Captains David R. Sowell, Arthur F. Aydelott - Men from Maury County.
Company I - Captains Joel P. Morrison, Thomas K. Halbrook, Pleasant B. Poore - Men from Hickman County.
Company K - Captain W.M. Voorhies (to colonel), Aaron S. Godwin (to lieutenant colonel), Carlos C. Harris, Charles W. Vestal, Joshua P. Church - Men from Maury County.
Bibliography for Research:
Crute, Joseph Units of the Confederate States Army Midlothian, VA: Derwent Books, 1987. Concise summary of the units service.

Sifakis, Stewart. Compendium of the Confederate Armies...Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, The Confederate Units and the Indian Units. Westminster, MD: Willow Bend Books, 1995. (2 photocopied pages). E547S53.

Southern Historical Society The Southern Historical Society Papers. Cartersville, GA: Eastern Digital Resources, 1998.

U. S. Government Printing Office. Official Records of the American Civil War Davenport, IA. Eastern Digital Resources.

Rigdon, John C. - Editor Civil War Soldiers Service Records - Tennessee. 2012. Davenport, IA Eastern Digital Resources.